Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care

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Summary This position is with the Roseburg VA Medical Center, in Roseburg, OR. Roseburg is centrally located in Southwestern Oregon and you will find an excellent quality of life in a family-oriented community. With the Cascade Mountains to the east, and the beautiful coastline to the west, activities abound for outdoor enthusiast. Plus, Roseburg has all the amenities of a larger city while still offering the relaxed atmosphere of a small town environment. For more information on the Roseburg Area, please visit the following links: http:\/\/www.roseburgareachamber.org http:\/\/www.visitroseburg.com The Registered Nurse is assigned to the Ambulatory Care Nursing Service division of Nursing and Patient Care Service and performs nursing duties for the VA Roseburg Healthcare System (VARHS). The Ambulatory Care RN provides primary care to Veterans and their eligible family members using the Patient Aligned Center Team (PACT) model. This care is provided in the ambulatory clinic located at the Roseburg VA (main hospital). The services that are provided may include but not limited to primary care, case\/care management, and other specialty care as designated for the location. Primary Care is the provision of integrated, accessible healthcare services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal healthcare needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. It consists of intake assessment, health promotion, disease prevention, Women's Health, management of acute and chronic bio-psychosocial conditions, including follow-up and overall care management focusing on patient and caregiver education. The population of patients served includes adults with need for health promotion and disease management of acute and chronic health conditions. Duties The incumbent provides care coordination and management, the primary goal of which is to provide the right care in the right place at the right time; and making sure the right things get done at the right time. The focus is on high-risk patients, improving care from a prevention and chronic disease management model, and improving transitions between primary care and acute inpatient care, specialty clinics, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Specifically, the incumbent is responsible for oversight and coordination of care related to several specialty ambulatory care programs including Cardiac Device Telehealth Clinic, Hepatitis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Transplants, and Organ Donation. The incumbent supports these to other programs and services needed, and collaborating care and services, referring to other programs and services as needed, and collaborating with other VA facilities for the provision of Telehealth services. Responsibilities include screening, providing education, counseling, providing clinical interventions, and making referrals for this cohort of Veterans as needed for appropriate follow-up care. Incumbent must have knowledge of the latest treatment modalities and clinical skills to provide both compassionate and evidence based care for Veterans with these special needs. These Veterans often have other co-morbidities, such as mental health and substance abuse diagnoses; hte incumbent will assure that appropriate referrals are carried out according to established facility protocols. Incumbent must provide group and individual education related to this population for disease prevention and disease management. Manages and networks with other program coordinators within VISN 20 and at the Oregon State level in improving care processes. Manage Clinical Case Registry for Hepatitis and HIV, reviewing, confirming, and deleting patients selected according to VA Clinical Case Registry protocols. Provides patient education and counseling regarding transmission, disease progression, alcohol abstinence, hepatitis vaccination, and treatment and resources, etc. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Functional Statement Title\/#: Functional Statement Ambulatory Care (PACT) Registered Nurse $66,481 $113,737 Job Details Application Open Date 3\/28\/2018

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Agency Wide
Website : http://www.va.gov/

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The Veterans Health Administration is home to the United States’ largest integrated health care system consisting of 152 medical centers, nearly 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics, community living centers, Vet Centers and Domiciliaries. Together these health care facilities and the more than 53,000 independent licensed health care practitioners who work within them provide comprehensive care to more than 8.3 million* Veterans each year.